Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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